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Outlawing alcoholic beverages has already been tried. Did it work? YES, it did work. Domestic abuse dropped. Real crime rates lowered. The problem was, too many people wanted their booze, so they claimed it didn’t work. The same thing would happen with outlawing guns.

Blinding from amateur alcohol went up, violence in the streets went up. Cartels formed. It wasn’t successful at all. Even though nearly everyone wanted it it failed. The rest of the Drug War continues to fail. (Since 1914 and still going strong.)

@Night-Gaunt49, the actual number is 80-90 million, or about 45% of all households, including Democrats.

Gun homicide numbers include those shot by police, and those shot lawfully in self-defense. The largest single group of gun homicides are gang criminals shooting other gang criminals. End the drug wars, and those numbers will drop.

Prohibition resulted in an initial drop in alcohol consumption (and associated crime) but, as people became more accustomed to ‘gaming’ the system that number rose until, toward the end of the era, alcohol consumption was nearly as high as it was before the law was passed. As demand for alcohol rose and enforcement officials had to use stricter and stricter measures the crime rate rose, tracking the enforcement measures. Toward the end we had massive gang violence and drive-by shootings. The Mafia became one of the richest and most powerful organizations in the country. With the repeal of prohibition gang violence dropped off to the point where drive by shootings were almost unknown until the 80’s when the war on drugs went into full swing.

About Tim Eagan

Tim Eagan’s unique style of provocative political satire has won it a loyal following. Using an unusual mini-movie storytelling format, recovering lawyer Tim Eagan punctures pompous personalities, deflates bloviators, and attempts to shine light where it is most needed. This outrageous strip appears in mainstream and alternative West Coast papers and has been described as "Tom the Dancing Bug meets Ted Rall."